﻿University of Minnesota -Youth and AIDS Projects﻿

Want to learn more about PrEP? PrEP is the HIV prevention pill and you can learn more about it at our PrEP Focus Group!

To participate you must be: - between the ages of 13 - 24 - have had condomless sex in the last 6 months

Click the link below to complete a survey to see if you qualify. Participants receive a $40 gift card, free meal, and cost of transportation is covered. Please call Julia at 612-466-0685 for questions and more information.

What is PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)?

PrEP means Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, and it’s the use of anti-HIV medication that keeps HIV negative people from becoming infected. PrEP is approved by the FDA and has been shown to be safe and effective. A single pill taken once daily, it is highly effective against HIV when taken every day. The medication interferes with HIV’s ability to copy itself in your body after you’ve been exposed. This prevents it from establishing an infection and making you sick.

Even though PrEP has been around in the U.S. for over a year, not a lot of people know about it. And, even fewer people feel like they know enough about it to be able to make an informed decision about whether or not to use it. For those who do use it, the information they have might be more focused on practical issues, like where to get it, rather than on what PrEP does in the body to prevent HIV infection.

View the video to the right to get information about PrEP and see an illustration of how it can work inside the body to prevent HIV infection.

HIV Content Notice:

This site contains HIV prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Since HIV infection is spread primarily through sexual practices or by sharing needles, prevention messages and programs may address these topics. If you are not seeking such information or may be offended by such materials, please exit this website. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at yap@umn.edu